The Long Beach State women’s basketball team came back from a big deficit to force overtime, but fell short 90-85 to USC in the Walter Pyramid on Thursday. “I think we started off the second half believing that we’re just going to chip away possession by possession, and it starts[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
The 49ers are Big West champions
The iconic fist pump from head coach Brian Gimmillaro said it all. They did it. They’re champions. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team secured the Big West title and the automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament after sweeping UC Davis on Thursday. “It’s tough to know you need to[Read More…]
49ers look to go 3-0
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will take on defending Pac-12 champions USC on Friday in the Walter Pyramid. “They’re extremely athletic,” head coach Jody Wynn said. “They have a lot of experience back from that team that went to the NCAA Tournament last year. They’re explosive, they’re athletic,[Read More…]
Big West Title within reach
The No. 18 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will embark on its last road trip of the season, looking to clinch the Big West Title with one more win. The 49ers (22-4, 12-0 Big West Conference) travel to play UC Davis (15-11, 10-3 Big West) on Thursday and UC[Read More…]
A class of her own
Hovering above most at six foot three inches, Bre Mackie arrived at Long Beach State in 2011 a talented but raw prospect, one not expected to contribute right away. Now a senior and the leader of the No. 20 LBSU women’s volleyball team, she has developed into one of the[Read More…]
LBSU takes season opener
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team defeated Seattle University 85-73 in its season opener Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. “It feels good to just get out on the court and compete against another team,” head coach Jody Wynn said. “I’m really pleased with our effort. I think our[Read More…]
Reinforcements have arrived
Six players from the 2011-2012 squad are returning this year with some unfinished business. Two seasons ago, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team became the first team in Big West history to knock off the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Big West Tournament; it was ten[Read More…]
Old team, new beginnings
When women’s basketball season tips off on Nov. 14, Jodie Wynn will have a luxury that she hasn’t experienced in her six years as head coach at Long Beach State. “This is actually the first time we’ve had a fairly old team,” said Wynn, who returns all but two players[Read More…]
Sitting firmly in first place
The No. 20 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is set in first place with three matches ahead of its Big West Conference opponents. The 49ers will face Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara in back-to-back home games this weekend at the Walter Pyramid. “All I know is we’re three[Read More…]
Seven weeks of wins
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team extended its win streak to ten with a five-set win off back-to-back Big West Conference champion Hawai’i on Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Beach (20-4, 10-0 Big West Conference) won the match 27-25, 25-22, 18-25, 17-25 and 15-10 in its second[Read More…]